poll time is a fun time: the december-fic-event

[lackadaisicalnereid]

yo, people of the internet, or more likely: my f-list. i've been thinking and i've decided i want to do SOMETHING ficcy for december. it'll be the end of the year and i occasionally get ~sentimental about all sorts of things in december, so why not celebrate the end of the year with writing fic. i'll elaborate on what i have in mind in the next paragraph, and please, ask any questions in the comments if you have any.

as some of you have noticed, i'm prone to random bursts of organizing ficathons, but i think they attract only some of the people and often end up being the same thing all over again, not that i mind, really, i adore our things but i also thought it might not be bad to mix it up a bit?

if anything from the poll needs clarification, please ask, i'm not sure if anything's at all clear, and i'd REALLY love your input on this, because i'd like to do something for you guys that'll be fun for all of us.

also, if you have some general wishes for fic/december-fic/problems with my past ficathons, say so here, please! (no one ever writes me hermione fic!, there's not enough siblings, i wish someone would write me kate bishop, i wish the fic was longer/shorter/written backwards), anything, really!)

[Poll #2024357]

eta: i, for some reason i don't remember and now think foolish, didn't make the results viewable to anyone. but don't worry, i don't want to manipulate anything, i'm just LJ-incompetent, i'll post the results when it seems wise to close the polls.

Comments

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

i feel like my answers will not help you much, but YAY this idea. i like.

:) <3

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

okay BUT you can talk to me which is wonderful on its own ♥

+ i personally really like the idea of finishing drafts in some form, because the list of drafts i have in my folders/evernote/all over the world under rocks is continually growing and i have trouble finishing things these days and some sort of doing-things-together-thing would help me along.

+ I LOVE THAT YOU'RE WRITING/READING/ONLINE, HAVE I MENTIONED THAT

+ talk some words to me, yo.

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

SORRY I WAS COMMENTING MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT MY ART PROMPT REQUESTS WHICH ARE VERY DEAR TO MY HEART PLEASE CONSIDER THEM SUPER SERIOUSLY *intense disney eyes of bullying*

yes dude i have this 4k draft of bisexual angst that seriously needs to get out there one day and i cannot get myself to do it OTL

YES I LOVE THAT TOO, SAME ABOUT YOU. LET'S BE ALIVE.

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

OF COURSE I SHALL CONSIDER, i shall do my bestest to arrange art prompts as well ♥

4k bisexual angst?

I AM ALREADY IN LOVE WITH IT. WHICH FANDOM IS IT? I'M 99% SURE IT'LL BE STH I DON'T KNOW BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME ANYWAY AND MAYBE I'LL WATCH IT AND THEN DEFINITELY CHEER ON YOUR FIC & WEEP, most likely

ALIVE IS FUN ♥

also you need to encourage me to start writing rachel/quinn.

also are you maybe watching faking it?

also how are you?

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

but maybe i'll say it in comment so other people can see/react

i'd really really REALLY like there to be prompts that either include possibilities for art or are even art specific.

i know that technically i could take any prompt and make it a drawing, but to be very honest the prompts i see are often very abstract and that does not really work for me personally when i'm trying to create something visual. i would need something more of a scene prompt, or a setting or a concrete problem or just anything that is a bit more specific so that i have my starting point and can develop something from there.

i would also appreciate podfic/art prompts in the form of : i love this fic (link) and i would love to be able to listen to it as a podfic/i would love a visual for that scene (it can be kept open too, depending on the left of the fic idk).

of course for anything that's based on somebody else's work it's really important to ask for permission first. so i think there should be a rule about that, in case somebody is new to the podfic game. but basically : prompting goes wild and if somebody wants to snag a prompt they have to make sure to get the okay from the original artist first. which is what you would do for any podfic, whether you get to idea on your own or through someone else's prompt, so i think it should be fine?

anyway, some art prompting would be really great, pleaaaase :)

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

all of this sounds A++, tbh. i'm always considering delving into podfic and i never really do it and i still sometimes listen to your podfic of marta's piano porn, it's soooooo goood, and i'd like there to be sounds and drawings, and not just words on screens, so all of this sounds great! i can definitely imagine myself requesting art/podfic, and i assume some other people too, and i'll definitely try to make this a part of the thing, and i imagine it won't be a problem ♥

also, yes, i hear you about the problem with abstract prompts, i think it's a problem even with writing, and i can imagine it's worse with drawing

[clarahow.livejournal.com]

yeah, I find that a problem, too, I don't do drawings but graphics prompts as well would be awesome!

[upupa-epops.livejournal.com]

Ugh now you make me want to drag you into my current main fandom just so you draw me things!

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

I put myself down as a depends just because I will WANT to participate in something, but I have my first ever law school finals in early December so I will either be able to do nothing fannish for like a 3 week period beginning around Thanksgiving or I will want to do EVERYTHING fannish as a panic avoidance activity.

So basically my input means nothing, but I love polls, SO THERE.

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

+ ohmy GOOD LUCK with all the things, really ♥ also i think whatever the thing turns out to be in the end will go on for AT least a month and i hope there'll be some time that you'll be able to participate if you'll still want to. and i found myself not signing up for things a million times because the required word count/sth didn't suit me so i want to make this accessible both to people who want to write like, 1k in a month or make one drawing/podfic and also still accessible/fun for people who want to do/accidentally end up doing 50k :)

[clarahow.livejournal.com]

note: results are viewable, like how many people voted for what, just not who voted for what. jsyk.

I'll come and see if I get inspired no matter what theme you do, but it would be awesome if it were something I could easily promo over at femslashagenda (not that I haven't been promoting things that weren't centred around queer ladies but still)

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

oh great, thanks for telling me. it surprising how little i know about some things on lj, having been here for many years.

YAY. knowing myself & my f-list unofficially or officially, 90% of this will be queer ladies, and promotion is always fun, so thank you! luckily, soon i'll get started on the preparations for this and will maybe nag at you to promote it then ;) also bless you for bringing femslashagenda to my attention!

[clarahow.livejournal.com]

well, it's hard to know, isn't it? since either you create the poll and can't see it as though you didn't, or didn't create and don't know what their settings are. so I thought the outsider view might be helpful lol ;)

yes, I've been seeing that a lot (I mean, that f/f focus is how I found my way in, so...figures). promotion is fun! it's been hard getting the word out about femslashagenda though, so I'm happy you're glad to hear it lol. and you don't even need to nag me about it, you can make your own posts to promo! I've just been the main person posting things so far, as there's only one other member who's actually posted anything unfortunately. hopefully as the halloween fest posting comes closer people will be more participatory!

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

I will probably be really busy with Yuletide, but I will never not vote yes for more comment ficathons. :)

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

all of those seem like good life choices ♥

i'll definitely try to make this accessible for people who want to write 50k as much as for people who want to write a lot less, like 500 words or 1k words, so if you still manage to somehow find time, i'll be v. happy ♥

ALSO i wanted to let you know i'm still working on my draft of the babs & steph & dinah band au and I'll definitely try to post it at some point when i manage to finish it. mostly, in my mind i'm v. much in love with your prompt, i just have trouble actually writing it + other things that seem more ~urgent (they have deadlines :()

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Sounds good! <3

Oh, yay! No need to hurry, whenever you get done writing with it I will be super excited to read it. (Also if you ever want to brainstorm it/want more prompts, just give me a shout!) :)

[phillydragonldy.livejournal.com]

Superheroes! Any kind, any series, any ship!

[rosaxx50.livejournal.com]

i'll probably be too busy with yuletide, too, but ficathons \o/

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

i always forget everyone's super busy with yuletide, but YAY \O/

[upupa-epops.livejournal.com]

I don't know how much free time I'll have, but you know me. This girl is always game for fic fun. So, it's a tentative yes.

[fluffyfrolicker.livejournal.com]

great, sure ♥

[clockwork-hart1.livejournal.com]

MY ANSWERS ARE THE DEFINITION OF UNHELPFUL, SORRY, BUT IM ALWAYS HERE FOR OUR THINGS

basically, GIRLS! LESBIAN GIRLS! POLY GIRLS! GIRLS IN EVERY AU! GIRL RELATED THINGS FROM MY WIP FOLDERS! &boys! sometimes clearly all these things were written with me in mind, and clearly we just share this awful hivemind that will one day take over and kill us all

listen, i've been really craving queer!het things lately. like bi people not understanding their identities in straight pairings and boys in dresses and makeup and aro/ace peeps getting what they want from dating and general gender ???? things and i dont know where im going with this but i feel you'll support this senselessness.

i hope you're now thinking of eleven in a skirt bc i know i am

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

^ what she said

[clockwork-hart1.livejournal.com]

im endlessly excited about the trainwreck we're all going to produce, I hope there's fire

eleven-in-a-skirt supports you in all your endeavours

[horatios.livejournal.com]

VOTED!!!

Ermmm... My birthday is towards the end of November so I am rather drunk in that period so I would prefer December, for that reason, LMAO. Also whatever we do can there please be ample time ah ha ha. (My organisational skills suck.)